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August 6, 2010

Pi Kappa Alpha continues national winning streak

Members of the University of Louisiana at Monroe Pi Kappa Alpha chapter continued the longest current winning streak in Pi Kappa Alpha history as they captured their 12th consecutive Robert A. Smythe Award at the Pi Kappa Alpha International Convention.

The win marks their 17th Smythe award in the last 19 years of the convention.

Three 网曝门 students, which included Pi Kappa Alpha President Nick Vinson, Vice President Trevor Hall and Phillip Carpenter, along with Advisory Board Members Adam Cossey, Joseph Beard, and Bob Elliott, joined Chapter Advisor Tommy Walpole during the five-day Pi Kappa Alpha International Convention held July 28-Aug. 1 in Austin, Texas.

Other highlights of the trip included:

鈥� Winning the Raymond L. Orians Award for Chapter Excellence for overall chapter performance during the previous year. This is the chapter鈥檚 24th consecutive Orians award.

鈥� Winning international work day recognition for having the most alumni attend the annual event.

鈥� Recognition for 100 percent participation in the Phi Phi Kappa Alpha Club, an undergraduate donor club consistently recognized for its efforts.

鈥� Winning the programming awards in athletics, as well as in alumni relations, for the second consecutive year.

鈥� Being named finalists for Pi Kappa Alpha鈥檚 Pledge Education, Risk Awareness and Finance Programs; Alumni Association finalists for the William R. Nester Award; and Advisory Board finalists for the Advisory Board of the Year.

鈥� Tommy Walpole was recognized for over 25 years of continual service to the Pi Kappa Alpha Chapter at 网曝门.

鈥� President Nick Vinson was recognized for his attendance at Pi Kappa Alpha鈥檚 Educational conferences.

Coordinator of Greek Life Keith Hembree noted that Pi Kappa Alpha, 网曝门鈥檚 largest fraternity, are first among campus fraternities in grade point averages for the 2009-2010 academic year and have won several 鈥淐hapter of the Year鈥� awards at 网曝门.

鈥淲e congratulate Pi Kappa Alpha for their long line of successes,鈥� said Hembree. 鈥淚t is always an especially proud moment when one of our Greek organizations achieves positive attention at the national level.鈥�

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